The first day of the 8th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy has come to an end. Later at night today the Annual Meeting participants will have a chance to hear the world’s preeminent economist and publicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics 2008 Paul R. Krugman and his special speech entitled “The Future of Western Democracy and Market Economy”.
For the latest one hundred years, the Arab countries have experienced the range of crushing defeats in nation-building domain. Tarek Osman, a writer and analyst, author of “Egypt on the Brink”, expressed this idea during the discussion about the Arab revolutions at the 8th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy.
During the Orange Revolution Ukrainians proved their belonging to the European civilization. This idea voiced out Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994-2005), in the debates on the issue of the Northern Africa revolutions at the 8th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy.
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Tony Blair sees the exposition of the Livadia palace. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister (1997 – 2007). © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Victor Pinchuk, Founder and Member of the Board of YES. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister (1997 – 2007). © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister (1997 – 2007). © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister (1997 – 2007). © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister (1997 – 2007). © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Pirkka Tapiola, Senior Advisor to the EU High Commissioner for CFSP. Raissa Bohatyreva, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES) 
Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Alexander Rahr, Programme Director, German Council on Foreign Relations, member of the Board of YES. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
© 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Sergey Glaziev, Director, Institute for New Economy, member of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Russian State Duma. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Bob Shrum. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Sergey Glaziev, Karl Rove, Richard Haass, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Bob Shrum, New York University. Karl Rove. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Karl Rove, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush. Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
© 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
Alexander Rahr, Sergey Glaziev, Karl Rove, Richard Haass, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Bob Shrum. © 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
© 2008 Yalta European Strategy (YES)
